Top Items:
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Is Said to Believe Trump Has More Documents — Conversations between department officials and the former president's representatives have underscored investigators' skepticism about his cooperation and exposed a rift among his lawyers. — A top Justice Department official …
Discussion:
Alternet.org, Insider, Wall Street Journal, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, HuffPost and Mediaite
RELATED:
ABC News:
On Trump's last day in office, why were sensitive documents allegedly in such disarray? — The DOJ said it couldn't tell which documents were classified. — At the end of Donald Trump's presidency, his team returned a large batch of classified FBI documents and other government records …
Mary Katharine Ham / MKHammer Time:
In the Age of Quiet Quitting, I Was Quiet Suspended, And I Can't Shut Up About It — On Toobin's wake, professionalism, and the lessons I thought we learned in #MeToo — People ask me these days if I'm still on TV. The answer is: not really. So, where have I been?
Washington Post:
Federal agents see chargeable tax, gun-purchase case against Hunter Biden — Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, a Trump appointee, must decide whether to charge the son of the current president — Federal agents investigating President Biden's son Hunter have gathered what they believe …
Discussion:
CNN, Wall Street Journal, Politico, The Hill, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Publius National Post, Power Line, New York Post, Raw Story, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, The Western Journal, Global Community Weekly, Mediaite, TheBlaze, Forbes, CBS News, New York Magazine, Rolling Stone, CNBC, The Right Scoop, Townhall, HotAir, The Daily Wire, Insider, The Post Millennial, Twitchy, RedState, National Review, IJR, Just The News, Greg Rubini Investigations and emptywheel
RELATED:
Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
Hunter Biden's end game: It's about far more than him
Hunter Biden's end game: It's about far more than him
Discussion:
Power Line, The Gateway Pundit, OutKick, Breitbart, Oregonian, Mediaite, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Twitchy, National Review, CBS News, Aristotle's Newsletter and Fox News
Washington Post:
Putin confronted by insider over Ukraine war, U.S. intelligence finds — The disagreement by a member of Putin's inner circle was deemed significant enough that it was included in President Biden's daily intelligence briefing — A member of Vladimir Putin's inner circle has voiced disagreement directly …
Discussion:
CNN, New York Times, Bruce's Contradicciones …, Ringside at the Reckoning and The Intercept
RELATED:
The Economist:
Ukraine's military success is reshaping Russia as well as the war — Support for Vladimir Putin's regime is narrowing fast — “Russia, russia, russia,” chanted Vladimir Putin on September 30th, as he announced the annexation of four Ukrainian provinces: Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson.
Discussion:
The Hill, The Daily Beast, Associated Press and Japan Times
Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
As his troops retreat, Russian defense chief comes under pressure at home
As his troops retreat, Russian defense chief comes under pressure at home
Discussion:
The Guardian, New York Times and Japan Times
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Russian Infighting Peaks With Calls for Suicide and Execution
Russian Infighting Peaks With Calls for Suicide and Execution
Discussion:
The Moscow Times and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Biden: Nuclear ‘Armageddon’ risk highest since '62 crisis — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russian officials speak of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering massive setbacks …
Discussion:
ABC News, Washington Post, Axios, CNN, NBC News, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Politico, The Hill, Blue Virginia, New York Times, National Review, TASS, Deadline, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, The Guardian, Breitbart, New York Daily News, Voice of America, Rolling Stone, Waddy Is Right, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, Insider, Trends Journal, Washington Times, Fox News, The Post Millennial, Japan Times, 77 WABC and The Federalist
RELATED:
Politico:
Sasse likely to resign from Senate, putting all eyes on Ricketts — Ben Sasse is likely to accept a job as the president of the University of Florida and resign his Senate seat in the near future, according to two people familiar with the Nebraska Republican's plans.
RELATED:
Divya Kumar / Tampa Bay Times:
University of Florida's finalist for president is Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse
University of Florida's finalist for president is Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse
Discussion:
The Western Journal, Mediaite, Daily Kos, CNN, HotAir, Raw Story, Overtime, The Daily Caller, HuffPost and The Post Millennial
John McCormack / National Review:
Ben Sasse Explains His Decision to Leave Senate to Serve as University of Florida President
Ben Sasse Explains His Decision to Leave Senate to Serve as University of Florida President
Discussion:
New York Times, Omaha World-Herald, NBC News, New York Post, UPI, Breitbart, Wall Street Journal, Florida Politics, Fox News, Florida Daily, Associated Press, NPR, USA Today, Bloomberg, Insider, WFLA-TV, Roll Call, The Gateway Pundit, RedState, Washington Post, CBS News, Alternet.org, The Hill, Washington Times, The Daily Wire and Daily Kos
The White House:
Statement from President Biden on Marijuana Reform — As I often said during my campaign for President, no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana. Sending people to prison for possessing marijuana has upended too many lives and incarcerated people for conduct that many states no longer prohibit.
Discussion:
Los Angeles Times, Politico, Missouri Independent, Michigan Advance, NORML, ACLU, The Hill, Fox News, Informed Comment, Today's Edition Newsletter, DCist, USA Today, Axios, Courthouse News Service, Reason, Voice of America, HuffPost, Law & Crime, The Guardian, VICE, Florida Phoenix, Al Jazeera, TheBlaze, Mediaite, Marijuana Moment, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo, Policy Matters, NewsOne, CBS News, CNSNews, Raw Story, ABC News, The Daily Beast, ArkansasTimes, Mercury News, Washington Times, New York Times, Just The News, The Daily Wire, Screaming into the Void, Florida Politics and Daily Kos
RELATED:
New York Times:
Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Possession Under Federal Law
Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Possession Under Federal Law
Discussion:
Associated Press, The Atlantic, Off the Kuff, Unsafe, Washington Post, The Fourth Shift, NBC News, CNN, 77 WABC, CNBC, Occupy Democrats, Wall Street Journal, The White House, Mediaite, Marijuana Moment, The Texas Tribune, Florida Politics, ABC News, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, One America News Network, Above the Law, New Jersey Online, UPI, RedState, National Review, New York Daily News, Townhall, Blue Virginia, ABC11 and Rolling Stone
Washington Post:
GOP crisis in Herschel Walker race was nearly two years in the making — In Georgia, Republicans are stuck with a problematic Senate candidate they saw coming but decided they couldn't stop — In early 2021, as football star Herschel Walker considered running for Senate …
Discussion:
The Hill, The Daily Beast, The Atlantic, New Republic, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Politics and History, Raw Story, USA Today, Mediaite, Politico, The National Interest, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Insider, Mississippi Free Press, NPR, CNN, The Daily Caller, Townhall, Rolling Stone, KOLR, HuffPost and Daily Montanan
RELATED:
The Daily Beast:
Herschel Walker's Latest Abortion Denial Still Makes No Sense
Herschel Walker's Latest Abortion Denial Still Makes No Sense
Discussion:
NBC News, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, The Hill, USA Today, Jill Filipovic, Jezebel, Vanity Fair, New York Times, Insider, Raw Story, Mother Jones, Heartland Signal, Crooks and Liars, TheBlaze, Alternet.org, CNN, CBS News, Washington Post, National Review, LGBTQ Nation, FOX8 WGHP, RedState, VICE and The Root
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
First Proud Boys leader pleads guilty to Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy — Jeremy Bertino was in inner circle of right-wing group led by Henry ‘Enrique’ Tarrio, accused with some Oath Keepers of planning violence to oppose President Biden's inauguration. — A lieutenant of longtime former …
Discussion:
Politico, CBS News, The Gateway Pundit, CNN, MindWar, Associated Press, UPI, Raw Story, New York Times, ABC News, USA Today, Alternet.org, MSNBC, NBC News and Just The News
RELATED:
WPRI-TV:
12 News/RWU Poll: Fung leads Magaziner in race for Congress — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Republicans remain positioned to win a congressional race in Rhode Island this fall for the first time since 1992, but Democrats still have a shot at holding the seat, an exclusive 12 News/Roger Williams University poll released Thursday shows.
Discussion:
Opinion Today and Political Wire
Aria Bendix / NBC News:
Covid death rates are higher among Republicans than Democrats, mounting evidence shows — Covid deaths are unevenly distributed among Republicans and Democrats. — Average excess death rates in Florida and Ohio were 76% higher among Republicans than Democrats between March 2020 and December 2021 …
Discussion:
Alternet.org
Matthew Sheffield / TYT Network:
Meet ‘The Right Stuff,’ The Latest Doomed Reactionary Dating App — A still photo taken from a promotional video by The Right Stuff, a new dating app targeted at Republicans — Republicans love to mock people on the political left for supposedly needing “safe spaces” away from the general public …
Discussion:
Alternet.org and Mother Jones
Caitlin Sievers / Arizona Mirror:
Former Tucson classmates and teachers condemn Blake Masters as ‘dangerous’ for Arizona — A group of Blake Masters' former classmates at Green Fields Country Day School in Tucson have condemned him in no uncertain terms in an open letter saying that he would “lead Arizona down a dark, dystopian path.”
Discussion:
HuffPost and PoliticusUSA
RELATED:
Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
Arizona Senate debate gives Masters a chance to reset race
Arizona Senate debate gives Masters a chance to reset race
Discussion:
CNN, NPR, Washington Post, New York Times, Bloomberg, Arizona Mirror, NBC News, The Bulwark, RedState, Raw Story, Fox News, The Hill, Breitbart, USA Today, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Wire, Politico, NRSC, Just The News and ABC News
CNN:
Republicans called Biden's infrastructure program ‘socialism.’ Then they asked for money. — Last November, GOP Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota released a statement slamming the passage of the freshly approved infrastructure law he referred to as “President Biden's multi-trillion dollar socialist wish list.”
Axios:
Democrats' swing-state local news ploy — Writers for a D.C.-based media operation run by prominent Democratic operatives are behind a sprawling network of ostensible local media outlets churning out Democrat-aligned news content in midterm battleground states, Axios has learned.
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Changes made by Postmaster General DeJoy before 2020 election harmed US Postal Service, judge rules — A federal judge in Washington, DC, ruled Thursday that changes Postmaster General Louis DeJoy made to the US Postal Service before the 2020 election hurt mail delivery …
CNN:
Fulton County prosecutor investigating Trump aims for indictments as soon as December — The Georgia prosecutor leading an investigation into efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election is aiming to quickly wrap up the grand jury's work after the midterm elections …
Discussion:
Insider